# 568 - Operation Chariot, The Greatest Raid of All (with Nick Mason)

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Published: 2026-09-09T01:00:00+00:00
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Operation Chariot is frankly the most unhinged and daring military operation I have ever read about. In World War II, the Brits were so worried about the Nazi's super battleship Tirpitz, they decided to take out the St Nazaire dock in occupied France. To do this they sent hundreds of commandos on a disguised ship to infiltrate the port. Also, the ship was a giant bomb... Five Victoria Crosses later, no wonder this is referred to as "The Greatest Raid of All." On this episode we are joined by our friend Nick Mason from The Weekly Planet podcast: https://bigsandwich.co/ This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 11:57 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report). For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod   Check out our other podcasts: Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/ Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/ Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/ Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-com Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.  REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING: Jeremy Clarkson: Greatest Raid of All Time (2007), watch on Timeline - World History Documentaries:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCMCr2Kh1wI https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/bold-strategy-british-raid-st-nazaire https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/british-raid-st-nazaire-part-ii https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/commandos-WW2 https://www.britannica.com/technology/U-boat https://stna…

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